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No. 252,649. vPatented Jan. 24,1882.

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SPECIFICATION forming part'of Letters Patent No.y 252,649, dated January 24, 1882.

Application tiled October 13, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH OooK, of Akron, in the county of Summit andState of Ollio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Jugs, of which the following is a specitication.

Earthenware jugs have heretofore been almost entirely constructed hy hand with a tapering top and with a handle of earthenw'arc 1o on one side or across the top. The disadvantages of such jugs are that the employment of skilled labor is necessary for their production, thereby rendering them expensive. Their peculiar shape prevents their being set in the kiln in standsi.l e., one on another-in burning, which also lesseus their capacity with reference to the space they occupy; prevents their being packed close for transportation, thereby rendering them practically useless as packages zo for shipping, while the handle affords at best an unwieldy and awkward means i'or handling.

The object ot' my invention is to obviate these difticulties by the production of a jug which may be formed inY molds, may be burned in stands in the kiln, and which, when complete, shall have greater capacity in proportion to the space occupied by it than thejugs in common use; be easily handled and closely packed for transportation. I attain these objects by constructing lhejug in the form shown in the accompanying drawings, of which- Figure 1 is a perspective view, and Fig. 2 a vertical central section.

The jug A consists of a hollow cylinder with sides approximately parallel, the bottom and top being substantially planes and at right angles with the sides. From the top project the mouth'B, vent C, and two lugs, D D, in which is inserted a hail, E. The top ofthe mouth B,

4o vent C, and two lugs, D D, are in the same plane and parallel to the bottom. The object ot' placing the lugs, vent, and mouth in one plane is that they may aftord a support t'or another jug to he placed thereon in the kiln for burning or in packing for transportation; but in some instances it is desirable to omit the vent O, in which event its place should he tilled by a lug similarly situated and of like height to furnish support for the superimposed jug.

By means familiar to those versed in the art 5o otl pottery, the body and top of jugs ot" this form can be readily made entire, inverted in molds, and the bottoms subsequentlyplaced thereon.

The mouth B, vent O, and lugs D D furnish' 55 a support upon which otherjngs may be placed either iu the kiln or in shipping, while the bail E affords a convenient means for handling.

I claim as my inventionl. Ajug having on its top a mouth or noz- 6o zle and two or more lugs, the tops ot" the mouth and lugs being in a plane parallel to the bottoni, substantially as and t'or the purpose hereinbet'ore set forth.

2. Ajug having at its top a mouth, a vent, and two lugs, the tops of said mouth, vent, and lugs being in the same. plane and parallel to the bottom of thejng, substantially as shown, and for the purpose specitied.

3. Ajug provided upon its top with project- 7o ing lugs or bosses the tops of which are in a plane parallel to the bottom, substantially as shown, for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim-the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 3d day of Octo- 75 bor, A. D. 1881.

I JOSEPH COOK. Vitnesses:

C. P. HUMPHREY, E. W. STUART. 

